TX - Mass Shooting at Fort Hood, 5 November 2009 #2 *Guilty*

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'D' written on those killed in Fort Hood shooting

Soldiers recalls horror on Army post
Updated: Friday, 09 Aug 2013, 10:28 AM CDT
Published : Friday, 09 Aug 2013, 10:25 AM CDT
NOMAAN MERCHANT and PAUL J. WEBBER,Associated Press

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The soldier knew she had to decide quickly who she could save, so she grabbed a black marker and wrote a "D'' on the foreheads of the dead. To people lingering over those killed amid the chaos of the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, she shouted: "You need to move on!"

Sgt. 1st Class Maria Guerra recalled those moments while testifying Thursday during the trial of Maj. Nidal Hasan. The Army psychiatrist is charged with killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others during a rampage at the sprawling Texas military base.


http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/d-written-on-those-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting

 

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Day's horrors relived at Fort Hood trial

Some hit the ground and pretended to play dead
Updated: Friday, 09 Aug 2013, 5:34 PM CDT
Published : Friday, 09 Aug 2013, 10:25 AM CDT
Chris Sadeghi



FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Some still have bullets from the attack inside their bodies. But the survivors of the Nov. 5, 2009 ,shooting returned to Fort Hood to testify against Major Nidal Hasan and help paint a detailed picture of that day.

“Somebody stood up and yelled ‘Allah Akbar’ and then a gun was pointed at my head” said Capt. Brandy Mason. “I thought ‘are you kidding me? Training in the middle of SRP?’”

Almost all of the nearly three dozen witnesses testifying about the attack said they thought the initial gunfire was simply a training exercise.

For some, not even getting shot was enough for them to realize what was going on.


http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/d-written-on-those-killed-in-fort-hood-shooting

 

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Fort Hood shooting trial moving at rapid pace

Proceedings enter second week at Texas Army post

Updated: Monday, 12 Aug 2013, 4:39 PM CDT
Published : Monday, 12 Aug 2013, 8:31 AM CDT
NOMAAN MERCHANT,Associated Press

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Testimony has been moving so quickly during the military trial of the soldier accused in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage that the judge decided to give jurors extra time on Monday in between witnesses to finish their notes.

Maj. Nidal Hasan is acting as his own attorney during the trial at the Texas military base, where he is accused of killing 13 people and injuring more than 30 others in November 2009. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.

But he has mostly sat silent during the trial, enabling prosecutors to call more than 50 witnesses in less than four days.


http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/hasan-silent-so-far-amid-fort-hood-shooting-trial

 

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KCENsophia ‏@KCENsophia 7m
So far 2 FBI evidence response team members have testified today #Hasan @KCENNews


KCENsophia ‏@KCENsophia 8m
FBI Investigators ran out of tents to mark evidence. They only had 100, so they had to use stickers #Hasan @KCENNews


Philip Jankowski ‏@KDHcrime 8m
FBI agent said they ran out of evidence markers and had to use post-it notes. "Is that common?" Prosecutor asked. Agent: "no." #hasan

 

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Investigator describes gruesome scene at Fort Hood

Meanwhile, Hasan says he'd be a martyr if executed
Updated: Tuesday, 13 Aug 2013, 2:16 PM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 13 Aug 2013, 11:11 AM CDT

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A federal investigator who responded to the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood says the crime scene was gruesome, with bodies and medical equipment "all over the floor."

FBI Special Agent Susan Martin testified Tuesday during the trial of Maj. Nidal Hasan. He's accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others in the attack at the Texas military base.

Martin says agents found hundreds of pieces of evidence, including 146 shell casings and six magazines, inside the building where the shootings took place.


http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/hasan-i-would-still-be-a-martyr-if-executed

 

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Updated: 7:56 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 | Posted: 7:39 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013

New details released in Hasan mental health report

By Jeremy Schwartz

American-Statesman Staff

FORT HOOD —


The court-martial of Maj. Nidal Hasan is midway through its second week, but the biggest news is coming from a two-year-old document that the Army psychiatrist released to the New York Times.

Earlier this week, Hasan, through his civilian lawyer John Galligan, gave the newspaper three pages of his 2011 sanity board report, the result of an examination of Hasan’s mental capacities by military mental health professionals. Hasan had previously released portions of the 49-page report to Fox News, but nothing as gripping as his latest release.

As we wrote in today’s Statesman, Hasan told examiners he sought to “take out as many (soldiers) as I could before I got stopped” and viewed the injuries he sustained as a “badge of honor.” He also said that despite not dying in the attack, he would still be a “martyr” even if he died by lethal injection.

Granted the statements are more than two years old, but they certainly seem to buttress his defense attorneys’ claim that he is not trying to avoid a death sentence.


http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/hasans-state-of-mind-detailed-in-report-as-court-m/nZNxn/

 

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High emotions, little spectacle at Fort Hood trial

Swift finish seen as more likely now
Updated: Wednesday, 14 Aug 2013, 8:44 AM CDT
Published : Wednesday, 14 Aug 2013, 8:44 AM CDT
NOMAAN MERCHANT and PAUL J. WEBER,Associated Press

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Maj. Nidal Hasan hasn't made disruptive outbursts while on trial for the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military base. When soldiers testify how the Army psychiatrist shot and left them for dead in the 2009 rampage at Fort Hood, he doesn't provoke tensions by asking them questions.

For a long-awaited trial that figured to dramatically unfold over months, a swift finish without spectacle now seems more likely inside the small military courtroom where the proceedings are playing out with military precision.
U.S. courts have seen America-disavowing suspects turn legal proceedings into circuses. Terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, who was charged in the Sept. 11 attacks, was an often volatile figure in court and was removed several times. But at Fort Hood, where the courthouse is fortified with blast-buffering blockades and soldiers standing guard with assault rifles, the atmosphere — and the defendant — are largely muted.

Soldiers stoically relay vivid memories of holding their dying comrades, feeling the sting of a bullet or slipping in blood as a gunman opened fire inside a crowded medical building on the sprawling Texas military base. But aside from some witnesses staring down Hasan, and one muttering an expletive, witnesses have kept their emotions at bay.


http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/high-emotions-little-spectacle-at-fort-hood-trial

 

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Soldier shot 12 times during Fort Hood rampage


By MICHAEL GRACZYK and NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press
Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 12:51 PM CDT
Published: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 12:51 PM CDT

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A medical examiner says a soldier killed during the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood suffered a dozen gunshot wounds that indicate he was trying to charge the gunman.

Lt. Col. Phillip Berran testified Thursday during the military trial of Maj. Nidal Hasan.


http://www.kxan.com/news/soldier-shot-12-times-during-fort-hood-rampage

 

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Prosecutors push motive in Hasan trial

Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 3:56 PM CDT
Published: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 3:56 PM CDT


FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Prosecutors' case against the Army psychiatrist accused in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood is nearing its end. But it's unclear how much jurors will get to hear about any alleged motives.


http://www.kxan.com/news/prosecutors-push-motive-in-hasan-trial

 

[katydid23]

Too bad we couldn't bring back the firing squad, for a few key cases. :angel:

 

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Too bad we couldn't bring back the firing squad, for a few key cases. :angel:

No kiddin'!!!! If anyone deserved it, he does for sure. :stormingmad:

 

[Salem]

Why are they still referring to this whatever as a major? Surely he has been stripped of his rank by now?

Salem

 

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Judge bars most motive evidence in Fort Hood trial

By MICHAEL GRACZYK and PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press
Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 10:59 AM CDT
Published: Monday, August 19, 2013, 7:12 AM CDT


FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The judge overseeing the Fort Hood shooting trial has blocked prosecutors from using several witnesses and most evidence they'd sought to explain the motive behind the 2009 attack.

Col. Tara Osborn made the ruling Monday during the military trial of Maj. Nidal Hasan. He's accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at the Texas military base.


http://www.kxan.com/news/prosecutors-want-to-argue-hasans-motive

 

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Why are they still referring to this whatever as a major? Surely he has been stripped of his rank by now?

Salem

Unfortunately no he has not lost that rank yet. :maddening: They keep referring to this trial as his court-martial trial. It is sickening how careful they have to be, so that they don't violate any of his rights. uke:

 

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Hasan's chance to present case coming soon

By MICHAEL GRACZYK and PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press
Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 9:02 AM CDT
Published: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 9:02 AM CDT

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Maj. Nidal Hasan, accused in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood that killed 13 and wounded dozens, is about to get his best chance yet to explain his actions — though whether he will seize the opportunity remains to be seen.

With military prosecutors set to rest their case as soon as Tuesday, the Army psychiatrist, who is acting as his own attorney, will be allowed to put on a defense.

But Hasan has kept mostly silent for two weeks as military prosecutors called more than 80 witnesses to testify about the attack on the Texas Army post, making whether he will take the witness stand in his own defense a key question for the remaining proceedings.

Hasan, an American-born Muslim, began the trial by telling jurors that he was the gunman, and he has leaked documents during the trial seeking to justify the shootings as a defense of this faith.

John Galligan, Hasan's former criminal lawyer who continues to assist Hasan, does not see an upside in testifying.

"Like anybody, he'll be cross-examined," Galligan said. "He's already admitted he's the shooter. I would expect prosecution would take him through all the evidence trying to show evidence of premeditation."


http://www.kxan.com/news/texas/hasans-chance-to-present-case-coming-soon

 

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Kevin Quinn ‏@kquinn001 3m
#Hasan trial recesses till tomorrow. Will he testify? See our live reports from Ft. Hood beginning at 4pm today on #abc13

 

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Army attorneys rest their case, Hasan prepares defense


Posted on August 20, 2013 at 11:50 AM

Updated today at 12:56 PM


FORT HOOD – After calling 89 witnesses over two weeks and two days, Army prosecutors have rested their case against Maj. Nidal Hasan but the admitted mass murderer will have to wait a day before presenting his own defense.

The judge, Col. Tara Osborn, refused to let Hasan present his defense until he meets face-to-face with the second of two witnesses he wants to dismiss.

That witness, Dr. Lewis Rambo, would speak to the merits of the case and pre-sentencing phase. But Hasan said he informed the prosecution two days ago that he no longer needs Rambo. The reason why was not given.

“I’m going to give you the opportunity to talk to him face-to-face,” the judge told Hasan.

“To waste his time being here when he has other professional responsibilities doesn’t seem fitting,” Hasan replied.

Still, the judge ordered the Army to bring Dr. Rambo to court to meet with Hasan, giving the accused every benefit of the doubt.

Hasan dismissed Rambo and another witness and suggested he does not plan to call anyone for his defense.


http://www.kvue.com/news/state/Suspect-in-Fort-Hood-shootings-waits-turn-in-court--220336641.html

 

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Fort Hood shooting trial focus shifts to Hasan

By MICHAEL GRACZYK and PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press
Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 8:14 AM CDT
Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 8:11 AM CDT


FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Inside a Texas courthouse surrounded by bomb barricades, Army Maj. Nidal Hasan hasn't challenged the government's case that alleges how and why he committed the deadliest mass shooting on a U.S. military base in history.

Instead, outside his trial, Hasan has been telling reporters his side of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage.

Those leaks to the press are among the signs that the Army psychiatrist, who is representing himself and was expected Wednesday to begin presenting his defense, might offer no defense at all in court before jurors weigh his guilt or innocence on charges of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others.


http://www.kxan.com/news/texas/fort-hood-shooting-trial-focus-shifts-to-hasan

 

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Fort Hood Shootings ‏@FtHoodShootings 7m
Judge says Hasan jurors will begin deliberations Thursday. #hasan #forthoodshootings


Fort Hood Shootings ‏@FtHoodShootings 21m
Hasan rests without presenting a case. "The defense rests" is all he said. #forthood #hasan

 

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Hasan waives defense in Fort Hood case; closing arguments Thursday


by JASON WHITELY / WFAA
kvue.com
Posted on August 21, 2013 at 7:24 AM
Updated today at 9:30 AM

FORT HOOD – Maj. Nidal Hasan chose not to present a defense Wednesday morning to the massive amount of evidence and eyewitness testimony prosecutors levied against him over the last 11 days.

Hasan could have testified and taken the stand himself, though he would have had to ask himself questions and answer them. If he took the stand himself, Hasan would have been subject to cross-examination by Army attorneys.

Tuesday on the judge’s orders, Hasan met with Dr. Lewis Rambo, a religious conversion expert from the San Francisco Theological Seminary. Hasan originally planned to call Rambo as his only defense witness but opted against it.

Still, judge Col. Tara Osborn, gave Hasan every benefit and wanted him to talk to Rambo face-to-face.

With Hasan presenting no defense, closing arguments are next. The court will be back in session Thursday at 9 a.m.


http://www.kvue.com/news/local/Ft-Hood-Trial-turns-over-to-the-defense-220487851.html